Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
Council Bills Explained.

COMMITTEE CLERKS, ETC. -.a
Mr.. Dolge's bill relating to subordinate
officers of the two houses, authorizes the
president and speaker to appoint clerks of
committees, stenographers, postmasters
and other subordinate officers in addition
to those already provided by law, as may
from time to time be declared necessary,
and provided for by resolution of either
house or by a joint resolution. Their pay
or salaries are to be fixed by the resolution
directing their appointment, and the bill
appropriates such sum as may be needed
for their pay from the territorial treasury.
The design Of the bill! is to give. statute
authority to the practice, which has had
no authority but precedent and conven-
ience.
INCOMPATIBLE OFFICES.
Mr.. Hughes bill proposes to forbid the
doubling of Offices in one person in numer-
GUS cases, viz: That no member of the
legislature shall hold an office created or
increased in pay while he is member dur.
ing the term for which he is elected. No
United States officer, except a postmaster.
shall hold any Office under the territorial
government. No one shall hold more than
one of the following offices: Sheriff, reg
lister of deeds, district attorney. judge Of
probate, county auditor, clerk Of court, su-
perintendent of schools, county commits
sioner, justice of the peace, constable,
county treasurer, county surveyor, county
coroner and county assessor. No clerk Of
court or judge of probate shall be city
justice or police magistrate. No city justice
or police magistrate shall be county or
township justice. The district attorney
shall hold no other office, except member
of a legislature or constitutional conven-
ton. No city, township or county officer
shall in any case be an attorney againstt the
city. town or county.
ASSESSORS.
Council bill, No. 81, 6,'postpcned by thetax
commission of 1885, abolishes the office
of county assessor in counties wholly Or
ganized under the township system, and
provi les for township assessors therein. In
counties partly organized into townships,
the assessments in the towns will be made
by township assessors, and the county as
SCISSOR will attend to the unOrganized terri
tory. In counties where no civil townships
are are % organized, the assessors are to be one
ty board is to fill vacancies by appoint
ment holding good until the next annual
election.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.
Mr.. Campbells bill mo. 81 provides for
wrirs and disbursements of foreclosure by
advertisement, being paid from proceeds
of mortgage sale, and that the attorneys
fee specified in the mortgage be paid on fl
ing of an affidavit of the attorney that he re-
ceives all the fee, and is bona fide a resi-
dent Of the judicial district.
The same gentleman's bill, No. 80, abol-
iShes foreclosure by advertisement, and
provides in detail for the trial of actions of
foreclosure in court.
SCHOOL WARRANTS.
MI. Hughes bill fixes the interest on reg
istered school district warrants at per
per cent, and provides for the registration
and payment of warrants in the order of
presentation. It also requires their pay
ment, i'll part or whole, if there is any cash
on hand when the warrant is presented for
payment.
HOUSE.
FIFTH DAY.
House met at pm. Opened in due
form by prayer by the chaplain, and cal
ling of the roll.
Journal of yesterday read. ..,.
On motion of Mr.. Williams the report
of the committee on rules was omitted In
the reading of the journal. After slight COR
rection the rules were approved.
Mr.. BURNHAM moved to take from the
table the report of the committee on rules.
Adopted. ..
On motion of Mr.. Adams the house
went into committee of the whole for the